Cork Airport flights suspended for seven hours amid air traffic control shortage

Overnight suspension affects early departures as air traffic control staff shortages continue to impact Irish airports

Flights halted at Cork Airport overnight due to air traffic control staff shortage; early services affected.

Air traffic control temporarily restricted flights into and out of Cork Airport overnight due to a staff shortage, halting all activity between midnight and 7am.

AirNav Ireland, which operates air traffic control (ATC) at the airport, restricted the flow of arriving and departing flights.